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The Profiles of Health Aging in Older Ethiopian Adults within the WHO Healthy Aging Framework
The Profiles of Health Aging in Older Ethiopian Adults within the WHO Healthy Aging Framework
The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Healthy Aging framework describes healthy aging as the maintenance of function...
Trends (2003–2020) in later-life sports participation among five ethnic groups in the Netherlands
Trends (2003–2020) in later-life sports participation among five ethnic groups in the Netherlands
This study assesses trends in regular (i.e., at least weekly) sports participation among people aged 55 + in t...
Psychological Resilience and Complex Movement Coordination Predict the Risk of Falls in Older Adults
Psychological Resilience and Complex Movement Coordination Predict the Risk of Falls in Older Adults
The prevalence of falls in older individuals worldwide is around 26.5%. There is an urgent need to identify factors antago...
The Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Dietary Choices and Practices among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research
The Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Dietary Choices and Practices among Older Adults: A Systematic Review of Qualitative and Mixed-Methods Research
AlAmmar, W. A., Albeesh, F. H., & Khattab, R. Y. (2020). Food and Mood: The Corresponsive Effect. Current Nutrition Re...
Recreational Spaces: How Best to Design and Cater for Older People’s Safe Engagement in Physical Activity
Recreational Spaces: How Best to Design and Cater for Older People’s Safe Engagement in Physical Activity
Recreational spaces, such as local parks, are important public spaces for the community to engage in various activities. W...
Experiences of Caregiving and Service use Among Ethnic Migrant Older Adults and Their Caregivers in Western Countries: A Scoping Review
Experiences of Caregiving and Service use Among Ethnic Migrant Older Adults and Their Caregivers in Western Countries: A Scoping Review
Globally, the population is ageing, and transnational migration has increased the number of persons aged 60 + ...
Barrier Normalization Among Older Adults’ Perceptions of Senior Centre Accessibility
Barrier Normalization Among Older Adults’ Perceptions of Senior Centre Accessibility
Accessible environments may facilitate age-friendly communities that promote health and community participation among olde...
Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities and Population Aging in Brazil: a Longitudinal Study
Socioeconomic Vulnerabilities and Population Aging in Brazil: a Longitudinal Study
This study focuses on identifying the personal, social and economic factors associated with experience of insecurity, fina...
The Right to Food in Question: A Comparative Analysis of Food Security Policies Aimed at the Elderly in Spain and Argentina
The Right to Food in Question: A Comparative Analysis of Food Security Policies Aimed at the Elderly in Spain and Argentina
Since the 2008 economic recession, and in the wake of the health and energy crises, many countries have experienced growin...
Social Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life: How Vulnerable are Internal Migrant Older Adults in China?
Social Participation and Health-Related Quality of Life: How Vulnerable are Internal Migrant Older Adults in China?
The social integration and health of migrant older adults are more vulnerable compared to their local counterparts. While ...
Evolving Contributions of Various Income Sources to U.S. Income Inequality Across Age Groups
Evolving Contributions of Various Income Sources to U.S. Income Inequality Across Age Groups
This paper studies the age-group-specific evolutions of inequality of total income among highly and less educated females ...
Nearness of Adult Children: Long-term Trends and Sociodemographic Patterns in Sweden
Nearness of Adult Children: Long-term Trends and Sociodemographic Patterns in Sweden
Support from adult children is vital for the wellbeing of many older adults and geographic nearness of children can be cru...
National and Subnational Projection of Living Arrangements Pattern of Indian Elderly: Application of Net Transition Probability Macrosimulation Models
National and Subnational Projection of Living Arrangements Pattern of Indian Elderly: Application of Net Transition Probability Macrosimulation Models
A considerable increase in life expectancy since the mid-fifties has slightly shifted the age structure of the population ...
Precariousness as Form of Vulnerability Ageing in Mexico
Precariousness as Form of Vulnerability Ageing in Mexico
This paper examines the perspectives of older people in Mexico in terms of precariousness. Relevant literature is reviewed...
Social, Economic, and Health Challenges in Responding to Aging Population in South Asia: An Experience from Bhutan
Social, Economic, and Health Challenges in Responding to Aging Population in South Asia: An Experience from Bhutan
Southeast Asia Region is expected to experience a significant increase in its ageing population, with the proportion of pe...
Feeling Lonely, Isolated and Depressed. Older Adults’ Feelings in Long-term Term Facilities: A Scoping Review
Feeling Lonely, Isolated and Depressed. Older Adults’ Feelings in Long-term Term Facilities: A Scoping Review
Loneliness and social isolation, which are significant determinants of both mortality and illness, demand immediate attent...
The Role of Pensioner Councils in Regional Healthcare Policy: A Holistic Perspective
The Role of Pensioner Councils in Regional Healthcare Policy: A Holistic Perspective
To ensure older individuals actively engage in healthcare service development and policymaking, it is crucial to counterac...
Income Trajectories and Precarity in Later life
Income Trajectories and Precarity in Later life
This paper captures trajectories of income in later-life and considers how membership of particular income trajectories is...
Coping Mechanisms of Older Persons with Emigrant Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
Coping Mechanisms of Older Persons with Emigrant Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria
The emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic in Nigeria has taken a huge toll on the welfare of older adults, especially the ...
A Home-based Resistance Training Program to Reduce Pre-frailty in Middle-aged Adults: a Proof-of-concept Randomised Controlled Trial
A Home-based Resistance Training Program to Reduce Pre-frailty in Middle-aged Adults: a Proof-of-concept Randomised Controlled Trial
It is not known if resistance training reduces pre-frailty in community-dwelling middle-aged adults (50–65 ...
Frailty Among Older Indians: State-Level Factors
Frailty Among Older Indians: State-Level Factors
Frailty is a common syndrome affecting older adults. While frailty has well-established relationships with multiple advers...
Working Together to Support Family Caregivers of Older Nigerian Adults with Chronic Illness at Home
Working Together to Support Family Caregivers of Older Nigerian Adults with Chronic Illness at Home
In Nigeria, the burden of caring for older adults with chronic illness at home significantly impacts family members who ar...
Parental Divorce in Childhood and the Accelerated Epigenetic Aging for Earlier and Later Cohorts: Role of Mediators of Chronic Depressive Symptoms, Education, Smoking, Obesity, and Own Marital Disruption
Parental Divorce in Childhood and the Accelerated Epigenetic Aging for Earlier and Later Cohorts: Role of Mediators of Chronic Depressive Symptoms, Education, Smoking, Obesity, and Own Marital Disruption
We examine effects of parental divorce on epigenetic aging in later adulthood for two birth cohorts: one born in the early...
Barriers in Health and Social Care Access and Systems Navigation among Older Adults without Advocates: A Scoping Literature Review and Framework Synthesis
Barriers in Health and Social Care Access and Systems Navigation among Older Adults without Advocates: A Scoping Literature Review and Framework Synthesis
Informal caregivers are relied on to supplement formal systems. Sociodemographic shifts have driven concerns regarding the...
Correction to: The Self-Rated Health of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren: Evidence from South Africa
Correction to: The Self-Rated Health of Grandmothers Caring for Grandchildren: Evidence from South Africa
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which...
Creativity and Healthy Ageing: Future Research Directions
Creativity and Healthy Ageing: Future Research Directions
The fact that the world population is ageing brings about societal challenges, but at the same time creates new opportunit...
Relationship Between Identity Affirmation, Autonomy and Successful Aging in Chilean Urban Mapuche Indigenous Older Adults
Relationship Between Identity Affirmation, Autonomy and Successful Aging in Chilean Urban Mapuche Indigenous Older Adults
Despite increased interest in the topic, the global rise in life expectancy has not been associated with better aging. Thi...
Habits of a Lifetime: Museum Visitation Amongst Older Australians
Habits of a Lifetime: Museum Visitation Amongst Older Australians
Recent studies have shown that cultural engagement, including museum attendance, is associated with improved health and we...
Differences in Perceptions of the Urban Acoustic Environment in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Differences in Perceptions of the Urban Acoustic Environment in Older Adults: A Systematic Review
Several policies have been developed to improve the quality of life for older adults in cities, with soundscape being one ...
Senior Millionaires and their Travel Behaviours: the Case of Turkey
Senior Millionaires and their Travel Behaviours: the Case of Turkey
This study is one of the preliminary studies in the literature, which explores and analyzes the travel behaviour of an und...
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